ispace

Fact sheet

• HQ Tokyo, Japan↗ ispace, inc.↗ ispace: Home↗ ispace · Space Company Profile | Space Index↗ Ispace Inc.↗ Company - ispace
• Founded 2010↗ ispace, inc.↗ ispace: Home↗ ispace · Space Company Profile | Space Index↗ Ispace Inc.↗ Company - ispace
• Publicly traded on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO: 9348)↗ ispace, inc.↗ ispace: Home↗ ispace · Space Company Profile | Space Index↗ Ispace Inc.↗ Company - ispace
• Key products: Lunar landers, lunar rovers↗ ispace, inc.↗ ispace: Home↗ ispace · Space Company Profile | Space Index↗ Ispace Inc.↗ Company - ispace
• Operates subsidiaries in the United States and Luxembourg↗ ispace, inc.↗ ispace: Home↗ ispace · Space Company Profile | Space Index↗ Ispace Inc.↗ Company - ispace
• ispace-U.S. was a subcontractor to Draper for NASA's CP-12 CLPS lunar lander mission; contract terminated July 15, 2026 following NASA's cancellation of the task order↗ NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission - SpaceNews · 2026-07-18
• Announced redesigned lunar lander (2026)↗ ispace's Lunar Ambitions: New Lander Design and Communication Services (2026) · 2026-07-18
• Announced new lunar communications service (2026)↗ ispace's Lunar Ambitions: New Lander Design and Communication Services (2026) · 2026-07-18
• ispace-EUROPE awarded ESA €65M contract to build, develop, and deliver MAGPIE lunar rover to the Moon's surface by 2029 — ESA's first lunar rover mission↗ MAGPIE rover heads for lunar polar ice exploration ⋆ Electronics Weekly · 2026-08-06↗ ESA Awards ispace €65M Contract to Build and Deliver MAGPIE Rover to the Moon · 2026-07-24↗ ESA Awards ispace-EUROPE Contract for Execution of MAGPIE, ESA’s First Lunar Rover - ispace · 2026-07-23
• Secured payload capacity on SpaceX Starship mission scheduled for launch as early as 2030↗ ispace secures payload capacity on SpaceX’s Starship scheduled for launch as early as 2030 - Space Watch Africa · 2026-07-20
• Selected H3 rocket to launch its next lunar lander mission in 2028, forming Japan's first private lunar transportation system↗ H3 to launch next ispace lunar lander mission - SpaceNews · 2026-07-29
• MAGPIE stands for Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration; focused on lunar polar ice exploration↗ MAGPIE rover heads for lunar polar ice exploration ⋆ Electronics Weekly · 2026-08-06
• ESA MAGPIE contract is a Phase 2 award, funding remaining rover and payload development↗ MAGPIE rover heads for lunar polar ice exploration ⋆ Electronics Weekly · 2026-08-06
• Launched internal 'Engineering Master Program' to certify engineers with outstanding space engineering expertise; first 'Black Belt Engineering Master' certified is Ryota Adachi (安達良太)↗ ispace、卓越したスペース・エンジニアリング能力を認定する新制度「Engineering Master Program」開始 - 産経ニュース · 2026-08-06
• Received grant from Japan's Space Strategy Fund for project 'High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Poles Region' (August 2026)↗ ispace Receives Grant for Japan’s Space Strategy Fund Project “High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Poles Region” - ispace · 2026-08-07
• HAKUTO-R Mission 2 was launched on January 15, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, co-manifested with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1↗ Danuri records Falcon 9 lunar impact site and ejecta traces near Einstein crater - The Watchers · 2026-08-08

Connections

• SpaceX — ispace secured payload capacity on a SpaceX Starship mission scheduled for launch as early as 2030.↗ ESA Awards ispace-EUROPE Contract for Execution of MAGPIE, ESA's First Lunar Rover - ispace

Recent developments

• South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter recorded the impact site and ejecta traces of the Falcon 9 second stage (designated 2025-010D) from the January 2025 launch that carried ispace's HAKUTO-R Mission 2, near Einstein crater.

  Read more ↗watchers.news8 Aug

• ispace announced Q1 financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2027, noting expanding business opportunities in lunar infrastructure development and ongoing efforts to secure contracts for its next lunar lander mission.

  Read more ↗ispace-inc.com7 Aug

• ispace received a grant from Japan's Space Strategy Fund for a project focused on 'High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Poles Region', supporting the company's lunar polar exploration efforts.

  Read more ↗ispace-inc.com7 Aug

• ispace-EUROPE's €65M ESA contract for the MAGPIE rover has been confirmed as a Phase 2 award, funding the remaining rover and payload development for Europe's first lunar polar ice exploration mission.

  Read more ↗electronicsweekly.com6 Aug

• Orbiters are racing to image the predicted lunar impact site left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that crashed into the Moon, the same vehicle that launched ispace's lander in January 2025.

  Read more ↗space.com5 Aug

• A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon in early August 2026 — the same rocket that launched Firefly Aerospace and ispace landers in January 2025. NASA and SpaceX are now studying how to prevent future upper-stage lunar collisions.

  Read more ↗spacenews.com4 Aug

• ispace has selected the H3 rocket to launch its next lunar lander mission in 2028, forming what the companies described as Japan's first private lunar transportation system.

  Read more ↗spacenews.com29 Jul

• ESA has awarded ispace-Europe a €65M contract to complete development of the MAGPIE lunar rover and deliver it to the Moon's surface in 2029, making MAGPIE ESA's first lunar rover mission.

  Read more ↗europeanspaceflight.com24 Jul

• Linked to SpaceX: ispace secured payload capacity on a SpaceX Starship mission scheduled for launch as early as 2030.

  Read more ↗ispace-inc.com23 Jul

• ispace has secured payload capacity on a SpaceX Starship mission scheduled for launch as early as 2030, expanding its future lunar delivery capabilities beyond its existing lander program.

  Read more ↗spacewatchafrica.com20 Jul

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